Team Recruiting Class
2026 Louisville Recruiting Class
Follow the full Louisville class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 15
- Blue-Chips
- 4
- Avg Rating
- 0.874
- States
- 7
Class summary
Louisville's 2026 class has 15 recruits and 4 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Offensive Linemen4
- Wide Receivers3
- Athletes2
- Defensive Backs2
Class DNA
Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Offensive Lineman4
- Wide Receiver3
- Athlete2
- Defensive Back2
Class context
2026 Louisville recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2026 Louisville signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 15 recruits, 4 blue-chip prospects, and players from 7 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
Other class years
State recruiting pages
Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaydin Broadnax West Boca Raton | CB | 4★ | 0.910 | Boca Raton, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 190 lbs |
| 2 | Julius Miles Freeport | WR | 4★ | 0.902 | Freeport, FL Florida recruits | 6'6" / 210 lbs |
| 3 | Briggs Cherry Baylor School | QB | 4★ | 0.898 | Chattanooga, TN Tennessee recruits | 6'4" / 215 lbs |
| 4 | Jarvis Strickland Paducah Tilghman | OT | 4★ | 0.892 | Paducah, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'6" / 294 lbs |
| 5 | Payton Cook Archbishop Hoban | WR | 3★ | 0.889 | Akron, OH Ohio recruits | 6'2" / 170 lbs |
| 6 | Marlon Harbin St. Xavier | ATH | 3★ | 0.872 | Louisville, KY Kentucky recruits | 5'11" / 175 lbs |
| 7 | Gavin Waddell Rolesville | WR | 3★ | 0.868 | Rolesville, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'1" / 175 lbs |
| 8 | Bryten Close Taylor County | OT | 3★ | 0.868 | Campbellsville, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'6" / 300 lbs |
| 9 | Kris Brunson Brookwood | CB | 3★ | 0.864 | Snellville, GA Georgia recruits | 6'2" / 180 lbs |
| 10 | Sam Dawson South Oldham | DL | 3★ | 0.864 | Crestwood, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'4" / 290 lbs |
| 11 | Benjamin Corhei Lowndes | OT | 3★ | 0.863 | Valdosta, GA Georgia recruits | 6'5" / 299 lbs |
| 12 | Brady Ballart South Dearborn | LB | 3★ | 0.861 | Aurora, IN Indiana recruits | 6'2" / 213 lbs |
| 13 | Jon Adams Chiefland | LB | 3★ | 0.853 | Chiefland, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 216 lbs |
| 14 | Max Merz Highlands | IOL | 3★ | 0.852 | Fort Thomas, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'4" / 310 lbs |
| 15 | Isaiah Jackson Rockcastle County | ATH | 3★ | 0.847 | Mount Vernon, KY Kentucky recruits | 5'10" / 180 lbs |